Supercars news: Grace Hayden teams up with star driver and Bathurst 1000 winner in brand

Grace Hayden has taken her blossoming TV career into the world of motorsport, teaming up with Supercars driver and Bathurst 1000 winner Nick Percat on Fox Sports' coverage of the SpeedSeries. In a brand-new move for 2026, Fox will broadcast all six rounds of the Shannons SpeedSeries on Saturdays and Sundays.

The multi-faceted racing category kicks off its season at Phillip Island this weekend, and features the GT World Challenge, GT4 Australia and Mustang Cup. Fox will broadcast the series exclusively and live, and announced a six-person team to lead the TV coverage this week.

Experienced campaigners Greg Rust, Chris Stubbs, Richard Craill and Charlie Barlow will be joined by Hayden and Percet. Hayden is the daughter of Aussie cricket legend Matthew Hayden, and has plenty of TV experience in the cricket and horse racing spaces.

This will be her first foray into motorsport as she continues a flourishing media career. Percat is a current Supercars co-driver and six-time race winner - including helping Garth Tander win the Bathurst 1000 in 2011.

"It's very exciting to have a broadcast team that has a mix of familiar faces and new talent that will cater to all types of sports fans across the country," said SRO Motorsports Australia CEO Ben McMellan. "We have a perfectly diverse team that will offer unrivalled motorsport coverage – with Greg Rust and Richard Craill, who have been long-time members of the Shannons SpeedSeries coverage, and both Chris Stubbs and Charlie Barlow, who have played key roles in the success of the platform's coverage in recent years.

"Bringing in Nick Percat and Grace Hayden will inject new life into the series with fresh ideas, and it will go a long way in assisting the Shannons SpeedSeries' growth. I am pleased to have such a strong cast full of experience across all areas and I am confident that the group will produce a high quality broadcast, which I am sure many in the industry are looking forward to watching."

Grace Hayden and Nick Percat on new-look TV team

Hayden will be on hosting duties alongside Rust and Stubbs, while experienced TV man Rust will also be on pit-lane duties with Barlow. Rust and Craill will be do the majority of in-race commentary, while Percat will provide expert analysis from a driver's perspective.

Percat has over 350 races in Supercars under his belt, including his famous Bathurst victory on debut at Mount Panorama. Hayden has predominantly worked in various cricket leagues around the world, including the BBL in Australia, IPL in India and Caribbean Premier League.

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